Police reports from Oct. 12, 2012.

Two killed, several hurt in I-10 crash wreckIwIwwwrecrashcrashFrom staff reports ST. JOHNS COUNTY Beach home ransacked by burglar's house party - Deputies believe someone broke into an Atlantic View house and held a party, leaving the holes in the walls and trash everywhere, according to a St. Johns County Sheriff's Office report. A neighbor told the Sheriff's Office that she saw a pickup truck at the home on Friday, Oct. 5, around 9 p.m. She said she heard "what sound like kids talking about moving a beer keg," and she thought the homeowners had returned and were throwing a party. But the next day she walked her dog and saw the front door open and damage inside. The door was open and no one was home when deputies arrived. They found that the "entire first level of the residence was littered with empty beer cans and cigarette butts," according to the report. The bathrooms and second story were littered with trash, bedrooms and closets had been ransacked and rummaged through, the banister was destroyed, jewelry boxes and books had been thrown and two ink pens were embedded in the drywall. In the garage, the windshield of a Cadillac was busted windshield, and a golf club was on the hood. The owner's son said the home is a vacation home and no family member would have done that. There were no suspects listed in the report. ST. JOHNS COUNTY Alleged drug deal, fight leads to several arrests - What was originally believed to be a drug deal gone wrong at a local elementary school has led to the arrest of six people, including three Nease High School Students. Detectives believe three minors arranged to meet Dylan Michael Medlin, 19, of Ponte Vedra Beach, and Taylor Davidson, 18, of Jacksonville Beach, outside of Palencia Elementary School to buy marijuana - with the intent of robbing Medlin, according to St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Catherine Payne. They met on Friday after 6 p.m., after school hours, according to a St. Johns County Sheriff's Office report. During the meeting, which happened in August, Medlin is believed to have pulled a gun on the minors and chased them through nearby Pirate Ship Park, The minors fought with Medlin, got the gun away from him and hid it in the woods, according to Payne. The gun, which was sold by a minor who was not involved in the incident, was later found and returned to detectives. Medlin and Davidson were both arrested in September. Medlin was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, armed trespassing on school property and dangerous display of a weapon, according to Payne. Davidson was charged with trespassing on school property. Four minors were arrested this week, three of them at Nease High School. One was charged with tampering with evidence, another was charged with dealing in stolen property, tampering with evidence and violation of probation, according to Payne. The two others were charged with trespassing. It is The Record's policy not to print the names of juveniles charged in crimes. No students from Palencia were involved. PALATKA St. Augustine man was one of two men arrested at adult store - Putnam County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested the men at the Adult Super Center on Reid Street in Palatka as part of an investigation into customers "engaging in public acts of lewdness" at the business, according to a Putnam County Sheriff's Office release. A plain clothes deputy went into the adult store and "saw two patrons openly engaging in lewd acts in the theater viewing area and placed them under arrest," according to the release. Howard Jerome Soha Jr., 50, of Green Cove Springs, and Howard Paterson, 76, of St. Augustine, were arrested and taken to the Putnam County jail each on a charge of public lewdness, according to the release. ST. AUGUSTINE Witness tackles car burglary suspect - A St. Augustine man was arrested after he was accused of taking sunglasses from parked cars and tackled on Catalina Circle in St. Augustine. A burglary victim's son reportedly saw Dustin Lewis Cannon, 40, of St. Augustine, take sunglasses from a pickup truck in the driveway, according to a St. Johns County Sheriff's Office report. The victim's son followed Cannon and asked him what he had in his pockets. Cannon handed over a pair of Dior sunglasses and tried to run, but the man tackled him and held him down with the help of his father until deputies arrived, according to the report. Deputies arrested Cannon on charges of burglary and grand theft, according to the report. ST. AUGUSTINE Police find suspect in punching on St. George Street - Police believe a 14-year old suffered a broken jaw after someone stole his cap and punched him, according to a St. Augustine Police Department release. The 14-year-old victim was on St. George Street one evening last week with a friend when a 17-year-old from another group of young people took the 14-year-old's hat and ran away. Later, the victim saw the person who took his hat and asked for it back. Police believe that is when the 17-year-old "counted to three and struck the 14-year-old on the jaw, causing him to lose consciousness," according to the release. Officer Bryan Johnson arrived and helped the victim, who had a broken jaw and needed reconstructive surgery, according to the release. Cpl. Charles Simpson investigated. The suspect eventually came to the police department with his parents and admitted to punching the victim, but not stealing his hat, according to the release. It is The Record's policy not to name juvenile's charged in crimes. POLICE REPORTS The following was compiled from police reports collected from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJCSO): JAIL LOG n Who: Birley, Thomas Dean, 48, St. Augustine. Charge: Shoplifting, trespassing. (SJCSO) n Who: Cherick, Helen Mary, 83, Ponte Vedra Beach. Charge: Battery. (SJCSO) n Who: Deville, Andar Amaro, 34, St. Augustine. Charge: Battery, possession of marijuana. (SAPD) n Who: Dono, James Michael, 43, St. Augustine. Charge: Failure to appear. (SJCSO) n Who: Gomez, Jennifer Ann, 29, Jacksonville. Charge: Burglary. (SJCSO) n Who: Pinkney, Christopher James, 46, Orlando. Charge: Probation violation. (SJCSO) n Who: Reid, Mary Elizabeth, 51, Hastings. Charge: Probation violation. (SJCSO) n Who: Ross, Jennifer N, 40, St. Augustine. Charge: DUI, DUI with damage to the property or person of another. (SJCSO) n Who: Robinson, John Fitzgerald, 48, Elkton. Charge: Retail theft. (SJCSO) n Who: Williams, Jason Lamar, 26, St. Augustine. Charge: Battery, contempt of court. (SJCSO) n Who: Willis, Gregory Donte, 33, Elkton. Charge: Probation violation - two counts. (SJCSO)

Beach home ransacked by burglar’s house party — Deputies believe someone broke into an Atlantic View house and held a party, leaving the holes in the walls and trash everywhere, according to a St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office report. A neighbor told the Sheriff’s Office that she saw a pickup truck at the home on Friday, Oct. 5, around 9 p.m. She said she heard “what sound like kids talking about moving a beer keg,” and she thought the homeowners had returned and were throwing a party. But the next day she walked her dog and saw the front door open and damage inside. The door was open and no one was home when deputies arrived. They found that the “entire first level of the residence was littered with empty beer cans and cigarette butts,” according to the report. The bathrooms and second story were littered with trash, bedrooms and closets had been ransacked and rummaged through, the banister was destroyed, jewelry boxes and books had been thrown and two ink pens were embedded in the drywall. In the garage, the windshield of a Cadillac was busted windshield, and a golf club was on the hood. The owner’s son said the home is a vacation home and no family member would have done that. There were no suspects listed in the report.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY

Alleged drug deal, fight leads to several arrests — What was originally believed to be a drug deal gone wrong at a local elementary school has led to the arrest of six people, including three Nease High School Students. Detectives believe three minors arranged to meet Dylan Michael Medlin, 19, of Ponte Vedra Beach, and Taylor Davidson, 18, of Jacksonville Beach, outside of Palencia Elementary School to buy marijuana — with the intent of robbing Medlin, according to St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Catherine Payne. They met on Friday after 6 p.m., after school hours, according to a St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office report. During the meeting, which happened in August, Medlin is believed to have pulled a gun on the minors and chased them through nearby Pirate Ship Park, The minors fought with Medlin, got the gun away from him and hid it in the woods, according to Payne. The gun, which was sold by a minor who was not involved in the incident, was later found and returned to detectives. Medlin and Davidson were both arrested in September. Medlin was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, armed trespassing on school property and dangerous display of a weapon, according to Payne. Davidson was charged with trespassing on school property. Four minors were arrested this week, three of them at Nease High School. One was charged with tampering with evidence, another was charged with dealing in stolen property, tampering with evidence and violation of probation, according to Payne. The two others were charged with trespassing. It is The Record’s policy not to print the names of juveniles charged in crimes. No students from Palencia were involved.

PALATKA

St. Augustine man was one of two men arrested at adult store — Putnam County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested the men at the Adult Super Center on Reid Street in Palatka as part of an investigation into customers “engaging in public acts of lewdness” at the business, according to a Putnam County Sheriff’s Office release. A plain clothes deputy went into the adult store and “saw two patrons openly engaging in lewd acts in the theater viewing area and placed them under arrest,” according to the release. Howard Jerome Soha Jr., 50, of Green Cove Springs, and Howard Paterson, 76, of St. Augustine, were arrested and taken to the Putnam County jail each on a charge of public lewdness, according to the release.

ST. AUGUSTINE

Witness tackles car burglary suspect – A St. Augustine man was arrested after he was accused of taking sunglasses from parked cars and tackled on Catalina Circle in St. Augustine. A burglary victim’s son reportedly saw Dustin Lewis Cannon, 40, of St. Augustine, take sunglasses from a pickup truck in the driveway, according to a St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office report. The victim’s son followed Cannon and asked him what he had in his pockets. Cannon handed over a pair of Dior sunglasses and tried to run, but the man tackled him and held him down with the help of his father until deputies arrived, according to the report. Deputies arrested Cannon on charges of burglary and grand theft, according to the report. ST. AUGUSTINE Police find suspect in punching on St. George Street – Police believe a 14-year old suffered a broken jaw after someone stole his cap and punched him, according to a St. Augustine Police Department release. The 14-year-old victim was on St. George Street one evening last week with a friend when a 17-year-old from another group of young people took the 14-year-old’s hat and ran away. Later, the victim saw the person who took his hat and asked for it back. Police believe that is when the 17-year-old “counted to three and struck the 14-year-old on the jaw, causing him to lose consciousness,” according to the release. Officer Bryan Johnson arrived and helped the victim, who had a broken jaw and needed reconstructive surgery, according to the release. Cpl. Charles Simpson investigated. The suspect eventually came to the police department with his parents and admitted to punching the victim, but not stealing his hat, according to the release. It is The Record’s policy not to name juvenile’s charged in crimes.

POLICE REPORTS

The following was compiled from police reports collected from the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJCSO):